L Avenir Merlot 2000

The first under this label. Deep crimson red colour, whiffs of coffee mingled with juicy, plummy fruit. Soft fruity taste with smooth tannins lends to great drinkability at this young stage.


variety : Merlot [ Merlot ]
winemaker : Francois Naude
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.12 % vol  rs : 2.0 g/l  pH : 3.48  ta : 5.8 g/l  
pack : Bottle  

AWARDS
Veritas 2002 - Silver
in the vineyard : Soil Type: Glenrosa
Irrigation: Dry Land
Age of Vines: 12 years

about the harvest: Yield: 8.5 tonnes per Hectare
Harvested on the 9th of February at 24.5º Balling.

in the cellar : Matured in 60% 2nd-fill and 40% 3rd-fill small, French-oak barrels for 12 months. Received a egg-white fining prior to bottling.

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